1952 South Korean local elections

Local elections were held in South Korea on 25 April 1952 for city, town and township councils and on 10 May 1952 for provincial councils.[1] 306 provincial councilors, 378 city councilors, 1,115 town councilors and 16,051 township councilors were elected.[2]

## City, town and township council elections[edit]

Elections for city, town and township councils were held on 25 April 1952.

Party  | City councils  | Town councils  | Township councils

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Votes  | %  | Seats  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | Votes  | %  | Seats
| Liberal Party |  |  | 114  |  |  | 274  |  |  | 4,056
| Korea Youth Party  |  |  | 40  |  |  | 229  |  |  | 2,574
| National Association |  |  | 29  |  |  | 155  |  |  | 2,437
| Democratic Nationalist Party |  |  | 7  |  |  | 7  |  |  | 21
| Korean Federation of Trade Unions  |  |  | 5  |  |  | 6  |  |  | 12
| Korea Nationalist Party |  |  | 2  |  |  | 0  |  |  | 16
| Other parties  |  |  | 9  |  |  | 14  |  |  | 68
| Independents  |  |  | 172  |  |  | 430  |  |  | 6,867
Invalid/blank votes  |  | –  | –  |  | –  | –  |  | –  | –
Total | 891,728 | 100 | 378 | 649,544 | 100 | 1,115 | 5,295,462 | 100 | 16,051
Registered voters/turnout  | 1,111,489  | 80.23  | –  | 734,538  | 88.43  | –  | 5,689,917  | 93.07  | –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

## Provincial council elections[edit]

Elections for provincial councils were held on 10 May 1952.

Party  | Votes  | %  | Seats

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| Liberal Party |  |  | 147
| Korea Youth Party  |  |  | 34
| National Association |  |  | 32
| Democratic Nationalist Party |  |  | 4
| Korean Federation of Trade Unions  |  |  | 2
| Other parties  |  |  | 2
| Independents  |  |  | 85
Invalid/blank votes  |  | –  | –
Total | 5,165,226 | 100 | 306
Registered voters/turnout  | 6,358,383  | 81.23  | –
Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[2]

### Results per province[edit]

Region  | Seats

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Total  | Liberal | Youth  | National Association | Democratic Nationalist | Federation of Trade Unions  | Other  | Ind.
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North Chungcheong | 28  | 18  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7
South Chungcheong | 46  | 23  | 9  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 10
North Jeolla | 32  | 13  | 9  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8
South Jeolla | 59  | 49  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 4
North Gyeongsang | 61  | 18  | 6  | 11  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 25
South Gyeongsang | 60  | 19  | 3  | 11  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 25
Jeju | 20  | 7  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6
Total  | 306  | 147  | 34  | 32  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 85

## References[edit]

1. ^ "[지방선거 알리미]지방선거의 역사". National Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15.
2. ^ a b c "CLAIR REPORT NUMBER 103" (PDF). Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. 20 June 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-08-30.

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